Catch and Release

It's one of those lazy Saturday afternoons,
channel surfing, and decided to look into HBO.
hmmmm... i hope this time it's a good one.

It's Jennifer Garner.
I like her.
She's charming, fit, and pretty
She's.. sweet-looking, and she has dimples too.
In shortness, Jennifer G.'s my girl-crush.

I caught my girl crush in a kitchen scene with a guy, fixing a late-night snack.


Gray (J.G.): Are you lonely?
Fritz (unknown actor): Right now.. No. *smiles*
Gray: I meant, in general.. You must be lonely..
Gray: Who do you tell your stories to?
Fritz: Well.. I just keep them to myself.
Gray: That's a tragedy.

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Every one has their own stories to tell.
happy.. crazy.. scary.. exciting.. sad ones.
It must be hell not to have someone to share it with.

not everyone has the patience to put up with every kind of shananigans our minds can cook up.
maybe that's the whole reason why we keep on trying to search the world and back for someone who can hear our stories, and not be disgusted.
because when we finally find that someone..
we'll never be lonely.

Playing Mario

i'm missing a lot of things lately..

haaaay.. nakaka miss ang maging bata.
parang noon lang tabi tabi kami ng mga kapatid ko,
at salitang naglalaro ng Mario sa family computer.
haha, asar na asar pako nun, pag ang galing nila masyado maglaro.
Aaargh.. ang tagal naman! Ako naman!

tnry ko ulit maglaro.
deds agad.
haha.
haaays, never talaga ako naging henyo sa mga computer games.

i'm starting to miss my hair.
i know, i know, i know.
it was long overdue.. and i have no sane excuse to hold on to it.

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"ano bang cut ang gusto mo?" said the very stylish Rico, the salon owner and my famed haircutter.
"yung medyo maikli lang (gesturing 3inches with my hand)... and yung may bangs?" i answered with a hesitation.
"ahh.. Dyosa pala ito.. with bangs.. anong bangs ang gusto mo? wild bangs?"
i panicked at the mere thought of wild, and blurted quickly, "hind! yung konting bangs lang."
"hmmmm.. pa-tweety-tweetie bengs lang pala gusto nito."

then he/she, the master, took his/her tools and went right down to business.
my hair were all over the place (literally).
i can hear my hair being cut through, *Zzzzz* Czzzzzz* Zzz-zZz *
my cutter was doing all these crazy layerings on my hair that i wouldn't dare to even look.

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they say my new cut fits me better.
i look younger.. and fresher.. and up-to date.
i'm having a hard time trying to convince myself that they are right.

To A Dear Friend

To A dear friend,

Do not be sad. I know life has been hard this past few days.. or months.. or years. And I guess, it will only continue to be worse.. if you'll let it. There are things in life that we have done in the past that we are not proud of. Whatever those things may be, we can no longer take them back. What we can do is, to make sure we do not make the same mistakes again. And move forward, by committing that from this day on we are going to live a better life.

Forgive the people that have hurt you.
Forgive Yourself.
You are not anymore the person who they say or think you were. You, are not your past.
You, are the person you choose to be in the present. And you always have the power everyday, to reinvent yourself and become the person that you wish to be.

You have your whole life ahead of you. And I know, that there are so many many many great things that will be laid upon your feet. It is just yours for the taking.

I know I have said this a number of times before, but i will not be tired of reminding you.
I deeply believe in this.
Take hold of God's hand.
Reach in, and do not let go.
For in His mighty gentle hands, I promise you, you will not be harmed.
Hear Him. and Speak to Him.
Surrender to Him all that you keep in your heart.
You are strong, but with Him you will be stronger.
And with Him, surely, hope.. and love.. and serenity.. is over flowing.
with Him, you will find rest.

Do not be discouraged. For you are worth far more than any living thing in this world. No eyes have seen, no ears have heard, no mind has yet conceived, what God has prepared for you.

"I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
- Jeremiah 29:10-13

I love you friend.
And I want you to know that you will never be alone anything.
I'll always have your back. And God will always have your hand..

Take very good care of yourself.

Smile always,
Ola